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Sea Water Contamination in the Vicinity of the Italian Minor Islands Caused by Microplastic Pollution
Water2018
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Marco Matiddi,
Luca Palazzo,
Marco Matiddi,
Stefania Di Vito,
Luca Palazzo,
Alvise Vianello,
Giuseppe Lucia,
Alvise Vianello,
Stefania Di Vito,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Stefania Di Vito,
Alvise Vianello,
Stefania Di Vito,
Alvise Vianello,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Stefania Di Vito,
Stefania Di Vito,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Luca Palazzo,
Luca Palazzo,
Stefania Coppa,
Stefania Coppa,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Stefania Di Vito,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Andrea Camedda
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Marco Matiddi,
Stefania Di Vito,
Stefania Di Vito,
Marco Matiddi,
Stefania Di Vito,
Stefania Di Vito,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Andrea Camedda
Stefania Di Vito,
Alvise Vianello,
Andrea Camedda
Stefania Di Vito,
Serena Carpentieri,
Anna Maria Cicero,
Alvise Vianello,
Danilo Vani,
Alvise Vianello,
Stefania Coppa,
Andrea Camedda
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Serena Carpentieri,
Anna Maria Cicero,
Marco Matiddi,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Marco Matiddi,
Alvise Vianello,
Danilo Vani,
Stefania Di Vito,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Stefania Di Vito,
Stefania Di Vito,
Andrea Camedda
Andrea Camedda
Danilo Vani,
Stefania Di Vito,
Danilo Vani,
Alvise Vianello,
Marco Matiddi,
Alvise Vianello,
Stefania Coppa,
Stefania Coppa,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Alvise Vianello,
Luca Palazzo,
Andrea Camedda
Luca Palazzo,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Alvise Vianello,
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Alvise Vianello,
Andrea Camedda
Stefania Di Vito,
Luca Palazzo,
Andrea Camedda
Stefania Di Vito,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Stefania Di Vito,
Stefania Di Vito,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Alvise Vianello,
Marina Amici,
Marina Amici,
Stefania Coppa,
Andrea Camedda
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Andrea Camedda
Alvise Vianello,
Paolo Tomassetti,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Giulia Romanelli,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Marco Matiddi,
Giulia Romanelli,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Alvise Vianello,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Andrea Camedda
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Marco Matiddi,
Giorgio Zampetti,
Anna Maria Cicero,
Anna Maria Cicero,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Marco Matiddi,
Stefania Di Vito,
Serena Carpentieri,
Stefania Di Vito,
Serena Carpentieri,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Stefania Di Vito,
Stefania Di Vito,
Luca Palazzo,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Marco Matiddi,
Alvise Vianello,
Alvise Vianello,
Marco Matiddi,
Luca Palazzo,
Andrea Camedda
Summary
Microplastics were found at six sites around Italian minor islands that were expected to be relatively clean, with higher concentrations near river mouths. Even protected and remote island environments in the Mediterranean are contaminated with microplastics, indicating widespread dispersion.
The abundance and distribution of microplastics (MP) were evaluated in six “clean” sites (Italian minor islands) and in two “polluted” areas (near the mouth of two major Italian rivers). Samples of MP, plankton and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were collected using a manta trawl (MA) and a plankton net (WP2), both lined with a 333 µm mesh net. MP have been confirmed to be ubiquitous since they were found at each site, showing an average density of 0.3 ± 0.04 items/m3 (values ranged from 0.641 to 0.119 ). When comparing the clean sites with the polluted ones, a significantly higher value of MP was found near the river mouths. The most common types of MP were synthetic filaments (50.24%), followed by fragments (30.39%), thin plastic films (16.98%) and spheres (2.39%). Infrared spectroscopy analysis highlighted that the most abundant polymers were polyethylene (PE-26%), polypropylene (PP-11%), polyethylene-terephthalate/polyester (PET/PEST-8%) and ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA-5%). Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides were detected in all the samples with a high variability among sites and depths. This study adds to the existing information on the distribution of contaminants across the Mediterranean Sea, and is useful to policy makers who wish to implement effective measures to reduce MP pollution.